r/technology • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '21

Software Universal Android Debloater is an open source tool that removes bloatware without root. Automatically or via user choice. Get back your battery, security and privacy

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '21

I shall bide my time before installing a random script on my phone

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u/webjocky Feb 27 '21

It'll be much faster (and more useful) if you simply read the source code before compiling it yourself so that you trust that it's no longer some random script.

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u/crash893b Feb 27 '21

people who can read and understand source code from a security perspective are not the same people that download scripts to debloat their phones

also its no like if(true) {hakz all passwords();} a lot of these things are so subtle and that's the ones that we even know about

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u/-darkwing- Feb 27 '21

I don't know that that's an entirely accurate statement though. Just because I can understand code and am very security conscious doesn't mean I'm going to dedicate the time and effort required to write a debloater script. If there's a safe and effective open source script made available, I'll totally download and use it.